Academy Business Manager

Academy Business Manager
Academy 360
Sunderland
SR4 9BA

£40,000 per annum
Permanent
37 hours a week Full Time (Term Time Only/All year round – negotiable)

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Business Manager for Academy 360 with effect from 1st September 2020. Academy 360 is a rapidly improving school in Sunderland at the heart of its local community.

The Academy is part of Laidlaw School Trust (LST), The Laidlaw Schools Trust is a growing family of seven schools helping transform thousands of young lives in North East England. LST invests significantly in the training and development of all staff and is able to offer all staff a wide range of opportunities and benefits.

Academy 360 is an All-Through Academy providing education for students aged 4 – 16. As a member of Laidlaw Schools Trust it benefits from the support of being a partner in a small local Multi Academy Trust which also includes A360’s on site feeder primary school and South Hylton Primary Academy that is less than one mile away..

The academy is looking for a highly motivated Business Manager to lead the operations teams at Academy 360 and support the smooth running of the academy. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will work closely with the Principal and other business managers across the Trust, including Trust central team colleagues. You will be responsible for all areas of Academy business relating to Finance, HR, Catering, Premises, Health and Safety and administrational services

The academy is seeking to appoint a dynamic individual who has a strong track record of leading business in an educational setting. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and committed to the work of Academy 360 and the Laidlaw Schools Trust. In addition, they will have a developed understanding of how business efficiency and deployment of resource contributes to the achievement of young people

The successful applicant will have a School Business Manager qualification or equivalent and have experience of leading people and building a high performing team.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website www.laidlawschoolstrust.com/careers/. Interested candidates are welcome to tour the school, please contact the Academy office on 0191 300 6506 to arrange a visit. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact the Principal’s PA, Charlotte Ridgway, to schedule a discussion about the post: charlotte.ridgway@academy360.co.uk

Closing Date: 12 noon on Friday 24th July 2020
Candidates who have not been contacted by may assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: week commencing 3rd August 2020
Applications should be returned to: Michaela.Kelly@academy360.co.uk

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the DBS and a range of other recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding.